Dad Clashes with Teacher Over Son’s Project Choices

We all know that teachers play a crucial role in shaping our children’s future. But what happens when a teacher’s narrow-mindedness threatens to stifle a student’s curiosity and potential? One dad (M42) recently found himself in a heated confrontation with his son’s teacher after she made some inappropriate remarks about his son’s (13M) school project. The project required students to interview people from different professions, and the teacher took issue with one of the choices. Let’s dive into the story.

The Project Assignment

Son’s Choice of Interviewees ️

Teacher’s Inappropriate Remarks

Public Shaming

Dad’s Response: Meeting with Principal and Teacher

Principal’s Reaction

Teacher’s Smug Attitude

Dad’s Frustration Boils Over

The Controversial Remark

Dad’s Dilemma

Was Dad’s Remark Too Far?

So, was this dad’s remark about the teacher going too far, or was he justified in standing up for his son’s right to explore different career paths? After all, isn’t it a teacher’s job to encourage students to think outside the box and broaden their horizons? Let’s see what people have to say about this situation…

NTA defends son’s project choices and criticizes teacher’s elitism

NTA for calling out teacher’s insulting attitude towards blue-collar jobs

Trash collectors can make more than teachers. They deserve respect

NTA. Teacher is compared to garbage with humorous replies

Encouraging discussion on the value of trade jobs and alternative career paths.

Trade jobs are valuable and lucrative, as this NTA commenter explains

Teachers agree: OP is NTA, teacher’s judgment is FAR worse

Trash collectors are essential to society, NTA comment sparks agreement. ️

NTA defends trash collectors, plans to report teacher to school board

Comment section turns into a debate on teacher’s worth

Standing up to bad teachers

Not the a**hole for reporting biased and bigoted behavior.

Trash talk: NTA suggests teacher become bin man

Garbage collection is crucial for a healthy planet ♻️

Commenter calls out teacher’s snobbery and income assumptions

Defending a trash collector parent, teacher shames a profession. NTA.

Trash collection is a respectable career choice with benefits

Trash collector earns more than teacher. NTA wins.

Including diverse job choices in project is important.

Experienced educator supports NTA dad and throws shade at teacher

Respect for all professions is crucial

Trash collector job shaming? NTA stands up for son.

Commenter questions the value of a school project

Support for dad’s defense of garbage collectors and inclusivity

Defending blue-collar jobs against privileged teacher

Not the a**hole, but what were the project choices?

Dad defends son’s project choices against overstepping teacher

Commenter questions dad’s reaction to teacher, sparks curiosity

Redditor shares how father’s insults affected his life choices.

Commenter defends student’s project choices against classist teacher and principal

Insulting a teacher’s salary is not a valid argument

Support for NTA comment against classist teacher

NTA stands up for garbage collectors in epic clapback

Trash collector makes more than teacher, snobbish attitude criticized

Defending blue-collar jobs and questioning college education.

Defending garbage collectors and calling out teacher’s disrespectfulness.

Defending a child against a bully teacher #NTA

Commenter defends son’s project choices and calls out elitism

Empathetic comment defends parent’s decision, criticizes classist teacher.

Commenter defends blue collar jobs and encourages son’s choice. ✊

Curious commenter applauds finding similarities in different occupations

Teacher’s classist attitude called out by NTA commenter

Comment defends dad, sparks debate about teacher salaries

Support for trash collectors and criticism for teacher’s opinion.

Trash collectors deserve respect too

NTA and a stuck-up teacher

Commenter supports dad, takes jab at teacher’s salary

Defending blue-collar jobs, NTA wins argument against teacher

Trash collector career defended with fiery comment

Trash collectors are essential workers and deserve respect ️